中国物理B ›› 1996, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (11): 863-838.doi: 10.1088/1004-423X/5/11/009

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GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE OF MAGNETIC SUPERLATTICES: QUANTUM SIZE EFFECT

孙虹1, 张凌云2, 李伯臧2, 蒲富恪2   

  1. (1)Department of Precision Instruments Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (2)Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100080, China
  • 收稿日期:1996-01-09 出版日期:1996-11-20 发布日期:1996-11-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE OF MAGNETIC SUPERLATTICES: QUANTUM SIZE EFFECT

ZHANG LING-YUN (张凌云)a, SUN HONG (孙虹)b, LI BO-ZANG (李伯臧)a, PU FU-CHO (蒲富恪)a   

  1. a Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100080, China; b Department of Precision Instruments Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Received:1996-01-09 Online:1996-11-20 Published:1996-11-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

摘要: In this paper the quantum size effect in giant magnetoresistance of magnetic superlattices is studied. The electrons are considered to be confined in a set of quantum wells, which are different for the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic ordering in magnetic superlattices. The oscillation of giant magnetoresistance with increasing thickness of the nonmagnetic spacer layer is explained. It is shown that the influence of quantum size effects on the giant magnetoresistance of magnetic superlattices is considerable.

Abstract: In this paper the quantum size effect in giant magnetoresistance of magnetic superlattices is studied. The electrons are considered to be confined in a set of quantum wells, which are different for the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic ordering in magnetic superlattices. The oscillation of giant magnetoresistance with increasing thickness of the nonmagnetic spacer layer is explained. It is shown that the influence of quantum size effects on the giant magnetoresistance of magnetic superlattices is considerable.

中图分类号:  (Magnetic properties of interfaces (multilayers, superlattices, heterostructures))

  • 75.70.Cn
75.47.De (Giant magnetoresistance) 75.50.Ee (Antiferromagnetics)